Suicide Squad
Superhero film by David Ayer
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| January 9 2025 | The first season of the Creature Commandos animated series concludes, having explored the aftermath of The Suicide Squad and established new narrative directions for the DC Universe. |
| December 5 2024 | The Creature Commandos animated series premieres with a two-episode launch, featuring cast members from The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, including Viola Davis as Amanda Waller and Sean Gunn as Weasel and G.I. Robot. |
| June 2023 | James Gunn definitively stated that there would not be a sequel to The Suicide Squad. |
| January 2023 | The spin-off series was officially titled 'Waller', building on Waller's appearances in the Peacemaker series which had publicly revealed her work with the Suicide Squad. |
| January 2023 | James Gunn revealed an animated Creature Commandos series, which was greenlit following his promotion at DC Studios. |
| November 2022 | Gunn and Safran began developing an eight-to-ten year strategic plan for a new interconnected DC Universe (DCU) franchise, intended to soft reboot the existing DCEU after Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom's release. |
| November 2022 | Sylvester Stallone states he would reprise his role as King Shark in the future. |
| October 2022 | James Gunn and Peter Safran were announced as the new dual CEOs and chairmen of DC Studios, gaining supervision over all DC Comics-based media including film, television, animation, and video games. |
| October 25 2022 | Received nominations at the Saturn Awards for Best Superhero Film, Best Actor in a Film (Idris Elba), Best Supporting Actress in a Film (Viola Davis), and Best Film Make-up. |
| October 6 2022 | Won Best International Poster at the Golden Trailer Awards. |
| June 2022 | Gunn discussed potential sequel plans for The Suicide Squad, but noted his primary focus was shifting to television projects, particularly following his successful experience creating Peacemaker. |
| May 2022 | A report suggested the television series would feature Amanda Waller. |
| April 2 2022 | Nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Satellite Awards and won the Stunt Performance Award. |
| March 17 2022 | Margot Robbie nominated for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie at the Critics' Choice Super Awards |
| March 9 2022 | Judianna Makovsky was nominated for Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film at the Costume Designers Guild Awards. |
| March 8 2022 | The film received multiple nominations at the Visual Effects Society Awards, including Outstanding Created Environment, Outstanding Model, and Outstanding Effects Simulations. |
| February 2022 | HBO Max renewed Peacemaker for a second season, with James Gunn confirmed as writer, showrunner, and director of all eight episodes. John Cena will reprise his role as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker, along with other returning cast members Freddie Stroma, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, and Nhut Le. |
| February 28 2022 |
The film received nominations at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards for Best Action Film, and Sylvester Stallone was nominated for Best Animated or VSX Performance.
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| February 26 2022 | The film was nominated for Best Character Animation – Live Action at the Annie Awards, with Thomas Becker, Daniel Cavalcante, Philipp Winterstein, Victor Dinis, and Thiago Martins recognized. |
| February 19 2022 | The film received multiple nominations at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, including Best Contemporary Make-Up, Best Special Make-Up Effects, and Best Contemporary Hair Styling. |
| January 2022 | Gunn reveals he is developing a new television project based on a character from The Suicide Squad. |
| January 2022 | Director James Gunn reflected on the film's release strategy, acknowledging it may have negatively impacted box office performance and noting significant online piracy following the HBO Max release. |
| January 14 2022 | James Gunn was nominated for the Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema by the Georgia Film Critics Association Awards. |
| 2021 | The soundtrack reached 9th position on the US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) year-end chart, demonstrating its long-lasting popularity. |
| 2021 | Within the first four days of release, 2.8 million U.S. households watched the film on HBO Max, establishing the biggest HBO Max debut for a DC film. |
| 2021 | According to Whip Media, The Suicide Squad became the seventh-most-streamed film of 2021 and the most-streamed project for HBO Max that year. |
| 2021 | The film grossed $55.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $112.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $169 million, falling short of its $185 million production budget. |
| 2021 | James Gunn wrote a treatment and multiple script drafts for The Suicide Squad, which Warner Bros. strongly approved. Gunn insisted on an R-rating and was given creative freedom to develop the film. |
| 2021 | The film expanded to 69 countries in its second week of international release, making $35 million and finishing first in several markets including Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, and Italy. |
| December 7 2021 | Margot Robbie was nominated for The Female Movie Star of 2021 at the People's Choice Awards. |
| November 17 2021 | John Murphy was nominated for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. |
| October 26 2021 | The Suicide Squad was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray, featuring special features including director commentary, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes content. |
| September 17 2021 | The film became available for digital purchase and rental after concluding its HBO Max premiere streaming window. |
| August 2021 | The film earned $26.2 million across its opening weekend (47.0% of total gross), which was the biggest for an R-rated film during the pandemic, though still below Warner Bros. and industry projections. |
| August 2021 | Within the first week of release, Samba TV reported the film's viewership grew to 3.5 million American households. |
| August 6 2021 | The Suicide Squad film was released, directed by James Gunn after his journey from being fired by Disney to being rehired and completing work on the DC project. |
| August 6 2021 | WaterTower Music released two full albums for the film: John Murphy's official film score and a soundtrack album featuring various artists' songs. |
| July 2021 | James Gunn first mentions having ideas for a potential Suicide Squad sequel that would take a unique approach beyond simply assembling a new team. |
| July 2021 | The film's release date was moved up by one day to August 5. |
| July 22 2021 | The film was nominated for Best Summer 2021 Blockbuster Trailer by Golden Trailer Awards for two different trailers: 'No Problemo' by BOND and 'Rebellion' by Mob-Scene. |
| July 8 2021 | A single from John Murphy's film score, 'So This Is The Famous Suicide Squad', was made available. |
| June 22 2021 | The single 'Rain' by grandson and Jessie Reyez was released from the film's soundtrack album. |
| June 22 2021 | Another trailer was released by the main cast in a marketing stunt where they pretended to leak the trailer early, featuring the song 'Rain' by grandson and Jessie Reyez. |
| April 1 2021 | A green band trailer was released online, debuting before theatrical screenings of Godzilla vs. Kong, featuring a darker and more ominous tone compared to the red band trailer. |
| March 26 2021 | The film's first trailer was released, breaking the record for red band trailers with 150 million views within a week. |
| February 2021 | Gunn indicates he does not necessarily intend to write and direct every The Suicide Squad spin-off himself. |
| February 2021 | The Suicide Squad film was fully completed, with Warner Bros. providing only minor notes and not interfering with Gunn's creative vision. |
| January 2021 | James Gunn began filming a post-credits scene for The Suicide Squad during Peacemaker production in Vancouver, Canada, which sets up the future series. |
| January 2021 | James Gunn announced he had ideas for multiple television spin-offs beyond the Peacemaker series while working on The Suicide Squad. |
| 2020 | Continued chart presence with #20 ranking on US Soundtrack Albums. |
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